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Public Workshop on Alameda Point Site A Development Plan, including the Housing Plan
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CITY OF ALAMEDA
Memorandum
To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas, City Planner
Jennifer Ott, Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point
Date: February 23, 2015
Re: Public Workshop on Alameda Point Site A Development Plan, including the Housing Plan
BACKGROUND
On November 18, 2014, the City Council approved an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with Alameda Point Partners (APP), the preferred developer for a 68-acre mixed-use development site at Alameda Point (Site A) consistent with the Waterfront Town Center Plan. The ENA requires that APP complete a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) and a Development Plan for Site A before the end of the 6-month ENA period. As a result, this evening's meeting is part the ongoing extensive community process that includes monthly hearings before the City Council and Planning Board, meetings with other boards and commissions, stakeholder meetings and community open houses.
The terms in the ENA with APP focus on Site A development bringing upfront transit infrastructure, such as dedicated bus rapid transit lanes and a new ferry terminal, to Alameda Point concurrent with new development; constructing utilities that serve the entire Alameda Point property that will catalyze employment uses in the adjacent adaptive reuse and enterprise areas; and funding near-term sports fields and waterfront park amenities for the entire Alameda community. Under the terms of the ENA, APP and City staff are currently working to prepare a Development Plan for the site for Planning Board review and approval, and a DDA for City Council review and approval in late April 2015.
On January 20, 2015, the City Council held a public meeting to review the initial development concepts and development terms. On January 26, 2015, the Planning Boar...
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